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I was starting to get mad at him once again for snotty remarks...but damn I'm going to miss seeing him ride. Honestly, I hadn't realy thought about it until last race...but yes, his riding will be missed.

Cry baby or not, either he is freaking brilliant or just plain lucky but folks are still going to talk about him and to a sponsor that's what counts. Personally I don't think he will be able to stay away from GP. You know teams are going to be throwing money at him to come back. Time will soften his distaste for the "GP system" and allow him to come back on what he thinks are his own terms. Love the guy or hate em the mutha can ride and I will miss watching him.

The interesting thing about Stoner to me is that it seems like the thing he apparently dislikes the most about GP racing-that is, dealing with the media circus-is also the thing that I think gets him the most crap from the world at large.

If he'd just stop talking to reporters, he'd probably be happier, and the rest of the world would probably focus on his stellar riding instead of the latest blunt remark he made.